Important Information About Meets

May 17th

Things to Remember About Meets

1. Volunteer Hours – There are several ways to sign up. Remember you have to work 25 hours to receive your deposit back.

a. Online – go to www.gcst.swim-team.us, click on meets, then click on the V button, once you are on Volunteer Page you can type your name in an open slot. I will print page on Thursday before each weeks meet.

b. At Practice – Volunteer Book is available daily.

c. At Meets – Cesar Posada Sr. will be in charge of Volunteer book at the meets. There will still be time to sign up between 6:30 and 8:00 AM.

2. Timely Tuesdays – 3 ways to let us know if you are not going to be at the meets

a. Online – print out Vacation Form and turn in to Coach Josh or a Board Member

b. Online – click on meet, then click on RSVP and put in names of those that will not be swimming

c. Practice – fill out Vacation Form in Coach Josh’s Notebook.

3. Night Before Meets –

a. Best type of meal to have before a meet is a High Carbohydrate meal, ie Pasta. Before a home meet we will have a Pot Luck dinner at pool.

b. Set – Up for home meets

c. Get a good night rest

4. Be on Time to Meets – Please stay for the entire meet if possible to root for those still swimming and help clean up.

a. Away Meets – 6:30 – 7:00 AM at Lieder Elementary bus parking lot for 1^st check-in. 7:00 – 7:20 AM at hosting pool for 2^nd check-in. Warm-ups at 7:30 AM. Please sit with the team in the team area. Help set up team area before meet and take down team area after meet.

b. Home Meets – 6:30 – 6:50 AM at Kieth Harrow Pool for check-in. Warm-ups at 7:00 AM.

5. Things you can bring to Meets - There will be concessions at each meet, but you know what is best for your swimmer(s). Make sure they stay hydrated and fed. Also make sure they eat but not too heavily.

a. Towel, goggles, swim cap

b. Sunscreen – place on after they check in and get their event numbers and 30 min before getting into water.

c. Chairs, blankets, canopies (the swim team will provide 3 10’x10’ canopies for away meets, but you can bring your own to give us more room)

d. Ice chests – full of water, Gatorade or Power Ade, juice. Soft drinks are not the best drink to have in the heat.

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